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PERTH, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1970.
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UN ASKED:
MAKE WAR OBJECTION A RIGHT next General Assembly session, "is of great interest to the youth of the world who wish to serve the human community beyond tribal, ethic, or national barriers." By Alba Zizzamia. This Youth Corps, she The Human Rights Commission of the United pointed out, might be
the
alternative
civilian
service to military service.
In the UN context, she observed, a large number of idealistic young people would add new blood to the projects of the Second Development Decade.
Nations should declare conscientious objection a human right, according to Pax Romana, international movement of Catholic intellectuals and students. "A person is not free if he cannot choose the means whereby he fulfils his duty to his country Pope Paul VI commemorated the passion of Christ and mankind," Pax Romana asserted. and His resurrection with calm devotion and the atBrother Laurence Negus (right) has joined his brother, Brother Peter, as a Christian "It is clearly a viola- "If certain actions are tention of literally millions of people. Brother. On Good Friday, the in the past, a custom recrimes as tion of human rights to recognised Bro. Laurence, pictured here with his mother arid brother, made his First Profes-
MILLIONS WATCH POPE MARK HOLY WEEK CEREMONIES
conscript the conscience against humanity, and if Pope, as is his custom, instituted by Pope John of a human being and to individuals can be held participated in the Way XXIII. their of the Cross by walking for During the Holy Thursdemand that he follow a responsible form of service that is part in them, then the in- the 14 stations from the day Mass there was no ternational community ancient Colosseum up to renewal of priestly vows, against his conscience. should validate the right the hill at the end of the which had been suggestto refuse participation in Roman Forum, which ed by the Vatican a them." was once the Temple of month earlier. However, Citing the fact the Venus and Rome. one of the prayers of the Universal Declaration of As he walked unpro- people read at the Mass who seeks to abort and destroy an unborn babe Human Rights recognis- tected while it rained was: lest any one of half a dozen unlikely but dire ed as basic the right to slightly, thousands of "That all priests of the consequences may follow. life, Fax Romana argued Romans and visitors entire world, in strict • The mother is miserable; let us destroy this that "the right not to stood and prayed under communion with our t iny life lest she be further dejected—the take life is a basic right a shed of umbrellas and Pope Paul, may renew tooptimistic presumption rather is that after of man as an ethical, hundreds of thousands day the grace given them birth the mother will rejoice that a man has self-determined being." more watched the hour- at the time hands were In a memorandum sub- long Good Friday observ- laid on, that they may been born into the world. • Let us destroy this new human life lest he mitted to the latest ses- ance on Eurovision, the vitally preserve the spirsion the Commission, European multi-national it of their consecration snatch the sugar and spice of life from the lips whichof ended last week, and that they may be ferof other children already living and already, the movement, which has television circuit. On Easter, the Pope vent apostles of the Gosperhaps, tiring of it. consultative status with celebrated Mass at St. pel, true pastors of the • Let us snuff out this new human life lest he the UN Economic and himself he made unhappy by a weakened limb Social Council, urged Peter's, and this was people of God and faithcarried for the first time ful dispensers or imperfect eye—never considering that he that recognition of this on a hookup to South ine mysteries."of the divwould most certainly prefer imperfect life to right be on the agenda of America, as well as Earlier in the day more the Commission's next throughout Europe. being deprived of life at all! than 100 Roman pastors How similar in many ways were the plots of the session. The Pope began his and priests gathered at Pharisees to kill Jesus, to the devices being used It quoted the recom- public ceremonies of St. John's to renew their today to justify the destruction by abortion of the mendation of Vatican Holy Week at St. John priestly vows in public. unborn child! "It is expedient for you that one Council II that laws Lateran, his cathedral The renewal of vows, "make humane provision man should die for the people, and that the whole for those as bishop of Rome, on which has been likened who, for reanation should not perish" (John 1 1 .50) they said sons of conscience, re- Holy Thursday. During by some to a "loyalty of Jesus. "Destroy the unwanted aggressor", they fuse to bear arms, pro- the ceremonies, he wash- oath," took place during say of this innocent unborn child and the high vided, however, they ed the feet of 12 semin- the blessing of oils prepriest of the act of destruction is often one who agree to serve the com- arians of the major sem- sided over by Archbishop tigo Poletti, vice-regent has pledged himself professionally to be a pro- munity in some other inary of Rome. as followed, this he of I Rome. n way." tector and saviour of life.
sion at St. Kilda, Victoria, last month. He was a well-known all-round athlete, excelling in tennis. Bro. Peter recently completed his Tertianship at Treacy College, Parkerville, and is c urrently teaching at Bedford Park. T urn to Page 11 for picture of Treacy College students.
THE ARCHBISHOP'S MESSAGE
JOHN 10.10 "I came that they may have life and have it more abundantly." The whole pageant of Our Lord's final life work that of His passion, death and resurrection -- is a passage from death to life. IT WAS FORESHADOWED of old in the Hebrew Passover, when passing through the waters of the Red Sea (which killed their enemies), the Israelites passed from deadly bondage to the shining light of the Promised Land. IT ACTUALLY TOOK PLACE historically in the person of Our Saviour, Jesus Christ, when He passed from the tragedy of death on the cross, through the expectancy of the tomb, to the glory of his risen life. And this passage from death to life is offered by our Saviour to all who wish to believe in Him, for as He himself said: "I came that they may have life and have it more abundantly." To al l who come into this world, the message of the Gospel of Christ is directed. THE CHURCH in her Apostles, in her teachers, in her missionaries, in the moving example of devoted souls, has been the herald of the Good News which has gone out to the ends of the earth. Those who have heard and understood; who have believed and been baptised, have been themselves united with our Saviour and passed with The Pax Romana memI make no apology for introducing this matter Him from death to life. The OPTIMISM of the true into the liturgy of Easter Day; it is, in the form of orandum was submitted Christian is in this living hope of the passage from a Bill, before our State Parliament at this moment in relation to the Comdeath to life. and the sacredness of human life and its enoble- mission's agenda item on The SADNESS AND PESSIMISM of those who ment by Christ is at the very core of Christian "study of the question of See and seek no heaven but that of the present belief in the resurrection of our Saviour and also the education of youth all life so briefly led, are those, too, who bewail the in the consequent resurrection of our own bodies. over the world for the 'Death of God" and do not see or hope for His Australian tragedies in Vietnam are in their development of its perResurrection. Their sad disillusionment prompts HUNDREDS; slaughter on our roads is in its sonality and the strengthening of its respect for t heir desire rather to pass from life to the forget- THOUSANDS; innocent human lives destroyed by the rights of man and fulness of death. Their pessimism seeks perhaps abortion are in their TENS OF THOUSANDS. Yet fundamental freedoms." the solace of a momentary heaven in the excite- it seems that the greater the tragedy the more In the course of the ment of drug taking, and when this has palled so silent and muted is the protest. debate in the Human quickly, there is often the ultimate surrender of Commission, "This is the victory which has overcome the Rights t he unfortunate suicide. world, our faith" cried St. John in his 1st Klaus Tornudd, of Finland, endorsed the Fax Life is God's great gift and he wishes us to have Epistle ( 1 John, 5.4)). Through eroism Romana appeal, as did it more abundantly. Wickedness and sin depress and neglect, for which all of us are to some extent Felix Ermacora of t he naturally buoyant and hopeful soul of man. responsible, belief in Jesus Christ and practice Our Saviour, Jesus Christ, conquered sin and of Christian living is most certainly weakening in Austria. death, and those who willingly associate them- our contemporary society. It is up to us to stem The former recommendselves with Him share also in hope and the joy this trend at least in ourselves, at least in our ed that further study be given the matter. of living THROUGH Him on earth and living WITH own families and in our own immediate spheres HIM for eternity. of influence. Christ has passed from death to Miss Eileen Egan, of .With the weakening of Christian living and of life; he offers us the opportunity to share with New York, speaking on the Fax Romana memo, f aith in Christ so many pagan practices are re- him this newness of life. He came that we might told the Commission that turning to our society and so much unchristian have life and have it more abundantly—let us with the International Volunpessisism is bringing misery to many. The the faith and optimism of Sons of God gain with teer Youth Corps, which s upreme pessimist, in my opinion, is he or she Him the victory. is to be considered at the
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